Burg Family History
Burg Name Meaning
German (also Bürg): topographic name, from Middle
High German burc ‘fortification’, ‘castle’, or a habitational
name from any of the numerous places called Burg.German: from a
short form of the personal name Burkhard (see
Burkhart).Dutch: short form of Vanderburg.Dutch: from a short form of the Germanic personal name
Burgo.Jewish: variant of Burger.Probably in some cases an altered spelling of Burgh.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Burg
Name Distribution of Burg Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Burg families
 77 - 152  26 - 76 |
 1 - 25  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Burg families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Burg families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Burg census records
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Burg Family Origin
Burg Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Burg
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Burg Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Burg census records
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Burg Civil War Service Records
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